@article{ART003237831},
author={Cheng, George Chun Wai},
title={An Initial Exploration of Overseas Chinese Education in Hong Kong and Macau during the Republican Era},
journal={The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China},
issn={1738-0502},
year={2025},
number={77},
pages={515-554},
doi={10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.020}
TY - JOUR
AU - Cheng, George Chun Wai
TI - An Initial Exploration of Overseas Chinese Education in Hong Kong and Macau during the Republican Era
JO - The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 77
PB - Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
SP - 515
EP - 554
SN - 1738-0502
AB - During the Republic of China period, some schools established for Chinese people in the Hong Kong and Macao regions were referred to as “overseas Chinese schools.” However, these schools were established on Chinese soil and were fundamentally different from overseas Chinese schools in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world. In the past, overseas Chinese schools were registered with the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, and later with the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission (OCAC). With the outbreak of the War of Resistance, the strategic importance of Hong Kong and Macao in South China grew, leading to the relocation of some schools from the mainland to Hong Kong and Macao to continue their operations, thereby becoming overseas Chinese schools. At that time, the administrative bodies responsible for managing overseas Chinese schools were the MOE and the OCAC. Regarding overseas Chinese education during the Republic of China period, based on the development of policies and changes in strategies, the establishment of the Nanjing government can be seen as a turning point, and the subsequent twenty years can be further divided into several periods following the outbreak of the War of Resistance. This paper will utilise archival and related documentary materials to trace the evolution of the Nationalist Government's overseas Chinese affairs agencies, examine their involvement in matters related to overseas Chinese education and associated disputes, and explore the work conducted by the OCAC in the education sector of Macau during the 1940s.
KW - Overseas Chinese education;Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission;Official registration;Zhou Shang;Post-war restoration
DO - 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.020
ER -
Cheng, George Chun Wai. (2025). An Initial Exploration of Overseas Chinese Education in Hong Kong and Macau during the Republican Era. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 77, 515-554.
Cheng, George Chun Wai. 2025, "An Initial Exploration of Overseas Chinese Education in Hong Kong and Macau during the Republican Era", The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, no.77, pp.515-554. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.020
Cheng, George Chun Wai "An Initial Exploration of Overseas Chinese Education in Hong Kong and Macau during the Republican Era" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China 77 pp.515-554 (2025) : 515.
Cheng, George Chun Wai. An Initial Exploration of Overseas Chinese Education in Hong Kong and Macau during the Republican Era. 2025; 77 : 515-554. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.020
Cheng, George Chun Wai. "An Initial Exploration of Overseas Chinese Education in Hong Kong and Macau during the Republican Era" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.77(2025) : 515-554.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.020
Cheng, George Chun Wai. An Initial Exploration of Overseas Chinese Education in Hong Kong and Macau during the Republican Era. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 77, 515-554. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.020
Cheng, George Chun Wai. An Initial Exploration of Overseas Chinese Education in Hong Kong and Macau during the Republican Era. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China. 2025; 77 515-554. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.020
Cheng, George Chun Wai. An Initial Exploration of Overseas Chinese Education in Hong Kong and Macau during the Republican Era. 2025; 77 : 515-554. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.020
Cheng, George Chun Wai. "An Initial Exploration of Overseas Chinese Education in Hong Kong and Macau during the Republican Era" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.77(2025) : 515-554.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.020
